Georg Klein at the Leipzig Book Fair 2010

Georg Klein (born 1953 in Augsburg) is a German novelist. He lives in Ditzumerverlaat (Bunde), Lower Saxony. His wife Katrin de Vries is also a writer. In September 2012 he was keynote speaker at the British Council sponsored Edinburgh World Writers' Conference in Berlin.[1][2] Having worked for many years as a ghost-writer Klein was discovered in 2001 with his detective story Barbar Rosa.[3][4]

Awards

Klein (left) awarded with the Lower Saxony State Prize 2012 from Ministerpräsident David McAllister

Works

  • Libidissi. novel. Fest, Berlin 1998. ISBN 3-8286-0072-7[8]
  • Anrufung des blinden Fisches. short stories. Fest, Berlin 1999. ISBN 3-8286-0087-5
  • Barbar Rosa. Eine Detektivgeschichte. Fest, Berlin 2001. ISBN 3-8286-0134-0
  • Von den Deutschen. short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2002. ISBN 3-498-03513-4
  • Die Sonne scheint uns. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004. ISBN 3-498-03522-3
  • Sünde Güte Blitz. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2007. ISBN 978-3-498-03532-7
  • Schlimme schlimme Medien. 2-CD-Set. supposé, Köln 2007. ISBN 978-3-932513-77-0
  • Nacht mit dem Schandwerker. In: Ullmaier, Johannes (2007). Schicht! : Arbeitsreportagen für die Endzeit (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. ISBN 978-3-518-12508-3. OCLC 180750650. pp. 238–258
  • Roman unserer Kindheit. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2010. ISBN 978-3-498-03533-4
  • Die Logik der Süße. short stories. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2010. ISBN 978-3-498-03555-6
  • Schund & Segen 77 Abverlangte Texte. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-498-03566-2
  • Die Zukunft des Mars. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-498-03534-1
  • Miakro. novel. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-498-03410-8

References

  1. ↑ "Edinburgh World Writers' Conference in Berlin | British Council Literature". Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "GEORG KLEIN – the Future of the Novel: Discussion Continues | Edinburgh World Writers' Conference".
  3. ↑ Deutschland – Page 54 Germany. Presse- und Informationsamt – 2001 "In spring 2001. the Augsburg author Georg Klein astonished critics with his detective story Barbar Rosa. For years Klein, born in 1953, had just about managed to make a living as a ghost-writer, while being repeatedly turned down by publishers, that is until young publisher Alexander Fest recognized his great talent."
  4. ↑ Neffe, Jürgen (1 April 2001). "Zwanzig Jahre Einsamkeit". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Georg Klein". Rowohlt (in German). 20 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ministerpräsident David McAllister verleiht den Niedersächsischen Staatspreis 2012 an den Schriftsteller Georg Klein und an den Wissenschaftler Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Reimers". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Mit 50.000 Euro dotiert: Georg Klein erhält den Großen Preis des Deutschen Literaturfonds". FAZ.NET (in German). 1 January 1970. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Taberner, Stuart (2002). "A New Modernism or 'Neue Lesbarkeit'?: Hybridity in Georg Klein's Libidissi". German Life and Letters. Wiley. 55 (2): 137–148. doi:10.1111/1468-0483.00220. ISSN 0016-8777.

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